Object Details
- depicted (sitter)
- Obama, Barack H.
- Description
- This Barack Obama doll promoted the Illinois Senator’s campaign as the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee. The doll’s shirt featured the Obama logo of a rising sun combined with the letter “O.” Obama defeated John McCain, a Republican senator from Arizona, in the first presidential election where two sitting senators vied for the office. This doll was used as part of the celebration held in Bisbee, Arizona to celebrate President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009.
- Credit Line
- Carrie Gustavson
- 2009
- used date
- 2008
- ID Number
- 2009.0167.01
- catalog number
- 2009.0167.01
- accession number
- 2009.0167
- Object Name
- doll
- Physical Description
- red (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/2 in x 18 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 29.21 cm x 46.355 cm x 5.715 cm
- place made
- United States: Arizona
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Inaugural Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- referenced
- Politics
- commemorated
- Inauguration
- related event
- Presidential Campaign of 2008
- Record ID
- nmah_1378347
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f2ad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
